Sedulo
Research Development Technical Manager
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Our Mission
At Sedulo we are building a world-class team to deliver our mission to make positive change in the communities we work in. We do this by:
- Working with our clients to transform their business and personal finances
- Connecting and contributing to the business community in the cities we are located in
- Working with charities by volunteering, fundraising and influencing change both now and in the future through the Sedulo Foundation
- Being a great place to work and develop your career
At Sedulo we embrace a holistic and innovative culture with diversity and integrity at the heart. We are working to build an open and inclusive environment which supports the needs of all our team members.
We are looking for people to join the team who want to deliver beyond expectation and get results. Whether this be through embracing feedback, creating fulfilling relationships with colleagues and clients, being genuinely interested in their work, or by simply being the best version of themselves. At Sedulo, we know how important it is to create an environment for positive change, both in work and in the communities, we work within. This is demonstrated through our persistent commitment to charitable projects and a strong focus on innovation in everything that we do. You can make an impact at Sedulo, not only through delivering amazing work, but also through participating in the charity campaigns we run throughout the year. Alongside all of this, our events team ensure we also have a lot of fun – with countless wellbeing activities and events being hosted at all our offices every week!
We understand that to be a world class organisation, we must embrace uniqueness and choose courage over comfort. Everything we strive to be is grounded in our core values: Personable, Integrity, Holistic, Innovative and Deliver Beyond Expectation.
R&D Tax Manager to Associate Director - North
About the Role
We are seeking an R&D Tax Manager to Associate Director to lead our team of consultants in the North West, helping innovative companies across the region identify and secure Research & Development tax incentives.
Leading from the front on a varied portfolio of innovative businesses, you will manage and develop a team of R&D consultants while working directly with founders, technical leads and senior stakeholders to assess complex projects against UK R&D tax legislation. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with genuine leadership: setting standards, reviewing output and shaping how the team grows.
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This is an opportunity for a technically minded leader to take ownership of a growing regional practice, with a clear route to Associate Director and beyond.
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead and develop a team of R&D tax consultants in the North West, setting the standard for quality, compliance and client care.
- Oversee a portfolio of claims spanning a broad range of sectors, from software and engineering through to manufacturing and life sciences.
- Conduct and review technical discussions and interviews with client stakeholders to identify qualifying R&D activities.
- Review technical narratives and supporting documentation to ensure claims are robust, compliant and clearly evidenced against HMRC R&D legislation.
- Oversee the compilation and review of qualifying R&D expenditure and supporting financial schedules.
- Act as the senior point of contact for claim submissions and HMRC enquiries, supporting the team through responses where required.
- Build lasting client relationships and identify opportunities to grow the practice across the North.
- Coach, mentor and develop consultants, giving clear feedback and supporting their technical and career progression.
This is a client-facing role. You will spend meaningful time with the businesses you support, building genuine relationships rather than running a transactional process.
- Lead kick-off meetings and technical interviews with client stakeholders
- Translate complex technical and scientific information into clear, HMRC-compliant narratives
- Act as a trusted point of contact throughout the claims process, keeping clients informed at every stage
- Identify opportunities to add further value across Sedulo's wider service offering
What We Are Looking for:
You will come from a technology or technical background rather than a finance one. We are open on sector, what matters most is curiosity, commercial awareness, and a commitment to doing things properly:
- Degree in a technology, engineering, science or other technical discipline, we are open on the specific field.
- Significant experience preparing and reviewing R&D tax relief claims, with a track record of managing your own portfolio.
- Confidence engaging with technical teams across a wide range of technologies and sectors, and the ability to get to grips with new subject matter quickly.
- Experience leading, mentoring or managing consultants, with the ability to raise standards and bring people with you.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear written documentation.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance multiple client engagements alongside team priorities.
- Ambition to progress to Associate Director and help shape a growing regional practice.
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What we offer
- 26 days holiday per annum (including your birthday as a paid holiday) in addition to the eight public bank holidays. Our holiday year runs from 1st January to 31st December.
- Company pension scheme based on qualifying earnings with up to an additional 2% employer/employee matched contributions
- Discounted health & lifestyle perks through Medicash
- Ongoing professional and personal development
- Annual overseas conference at Christmas
- Financial and mortgage advice provided by Sedulo Wealth Management
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Two paid volunteering days per year for either a charity/community or sustainability project
- Access to our members club facilities including daily breakfasts & refreshments, free events & socials
- “Smart Working” hours- flexible start and finish time around core hours,
- Remote Working- option to apply to work remotely for 20% of contractual hours
- Extended trip abroad- option to extend your trip abroad and work abroad for up to 4 weeks
- Enhanced maternity & adoption leave
- Enhanced discretionary company sick pay
- Death in service covering 4 x salary
- Annual travel ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible public holiday policy (allowing team members to exchange 2 UK public holidays for days significant to their beliefs – excluding Christmas)
Our aim is to encourage and support all applicants during the application process, if you have any reasonable adjustments that you will require, please do not hesitate to get in touch via people@sedulo.co.uk
**Sedulo Group requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to any employee or associate of our company unless explicitly asked to do so by our Chief People & Culture Officer. Any CVs sent to any member of our team on a speculative basis will not be recognised. We will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by an instructed agency that may also have been submitted speculatively by an uninstructed agency.
In the event that an uninstructed agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy will prevail**
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